The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-12-22

Gates to teach, and that few Of them
are rejected for want of the proper
training and qualifications. Every
facility is offered in that school for
the education Of teachers and vast
ly superior to the Normal School
according to the testimony Of com
petent witnesses who have had an
opportunity 10 Judge Of such mat
tiers"
Now Mississippian can see plain
" where I get my information.
lift is true that the State Normal
students constitute AZ per cent Of
the first grade colored teachers Of
the State. the colored first grades
are few. and ifthe Normal students
did not average better it would tall
short Of its object. / have been
told by a student of Rust Univer-
sity, that not one pupil lad left
Rust University TO attend the Nor
NAL from September till March,
and that a halt dozen more or less
had left the State Normal to attend
Rust University, IS that truey Yes,
everybody is surprised to know
the amount Of work and the little
good it has accomplished.
If Mr. Preston agrees with Miss
issippian he has done so a remark
ably short time since.
As to the success Of the State
Normal the facts and figures given
by the legislative committee, and
the assertion Of the County Super
intendont Of Marshall County who
is now one Of the trustees of the
school does not contradict it but
rather agrees with it.
Since DR.. Haygood visited your
school and pronounced it a success
did he appropriate any of the Sla-
ter fund to it? If so, how much,
and if not, why not?
Suppose General A. NJ. West will
testify to the success oftho Normal.
Is his assertion worth the oaths Of
the five who composed the legisla-
tive committee, and the fifteen who
testified on oath to that committee?
/ think Prof. r. r. Greene, A.
NJ, II. II. Avant, A. NJ. L. L. D.,
Prof. NJ. W. Dogan, A. B., and
Prof. J. II. Brooks, A. B., all of
Rust University, and Prof. /. F.
G. Murray, B. F. Shannon, J. A.
Martin and i. J. Lequey, Of Al
corn University, equals Of Cakes,
Nelson. Jenkins and Chew.
| agree that the people of Miss
issippi are proud of the State Nor
NAL and Aleorn University, and
none more so than African, but
African would have the State Nor
NAL come to the front as the ban
ner school for teachers, such was .
the object of it when founded.
The colored mans ability has
long since been demonstrated and
by the most skeptical, and
the State Normal was not founded
as an experiment. to try the ability
Of the colored man, but to educate
him so that he will be thereafter
able to develop his abilities. The
of the negroes is known
al over the entire country and
but success seems destined
o follow them, and none are proud
n Of that than the white people,
md | believe now more than ever
ince reading Mississippian's letter
hat far greater success will at
end the State Normal at Okolona
han at Holly Springs.
l never had other thoughts than
hat friendship existed between
Rust University and the State Nor /
nal, for the lion in his day dis
ained 20 crush the mouse, and
iississippian surely would not
lass me with those who think that
S renowned University as Rust
would have less magnanimity than
beast.
We have no classical teachers
yer here, but we have some scien-
itcal teachers who hold a first
rade certificate, ami we have
ONO rrpo1ua4oc cr4bo ~ II